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Astacidea

Malacostraca - Decapoda

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1802Astacidea Latreille
1862Nymphaeops sendenhorstensis Schlüter p. 732 figs. Pl 14, fig 5
1863Nymphaeops sendenhorstensis von der Marck p. 72 figs. Pl 7, figs 13,14
1868Hoploparia macrodactyla Schlüter p. 295
1886Ischnodactylus macrodactylus Pelseneer p. 163
1887Nymphaeops belgicus Forir
1887Stenocheles parvulus Fritsch and Kafka
1974Astacidea Feldmann p. 588
1992Astacidea Feldmann and Keys p. 9
1995Astacidea Feldmann et al. p. 2
2000Astacidea Karasawa p. 235
2001Astacidea Martin and Davis p. 73
2003Astacidea Feldmann et al. p. 152
2010Astacidea Schweitzer et al. p. 12
2010Oncopareia belgicus Schweitzer et al. p. 31
2010Oncopareia sendenhorstensis Schweitzer et al. p. 31
2010Oncopareia macrodactylus Schweitzer et al. p. 32
2010Oncopareia parvulus Schweitzer et al. p. 32
2018Astacidea Schwentner et al.
2019Astacidea Wolfe et al.
2020Astacidea Hegna et al. p. 24

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
Deuteropoda
Mandibulata
PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
RankNameAuthor
Hymenostraca(Rolfe 1969)
superclassMulticrustaceaRegier et al. 2010
classMalacostraca()
subclassEumalacostracaGrobben 1892
CaridoidaHessler 1982
orderDecapoda
suborderPleocyemataBurkenroad 1963
Reptantia(Boas)
infraorderAstacideaLatreille 1802
infraorderAstacideaLatreille 1802

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Infraor. Astacidea Latreille 1802
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Unr. Astacida Scholtz and Richter 1995
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Superfm. Astacoidea Latreille 1802
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Fm. Astacidae Latreille 1802 [freshwater crayfish]
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G. Astacus Fabricius 1775
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Astacus edwardsi Van Straelen 1928
Astacus laevissimus Fritsch and Kafka 1887
Astacus longimanus Sowerby 1826
Astacus multicavatus Bell 1863
Astacus pallipes Lereboullet 1858
G. †Astyages Costa 1864
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Astyages effossus Costa 1855
G. Austropotamobius Skorikov 1907
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G. Pacifastacus Bott 1950
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Fm. Cambaridae Hobbs 1942
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G. †Paleocambararus Taylor et al. 1999
G. Procambarus Ortmann 1905
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Procambarus primaevus Packard 1880
Fm. Cambaroididae Villalobos 1955
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G. †Palaeocambarus Taylor et al. 1999
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Palaeocambarus licenti Van Straelen 1928
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Invalid names: Astacus spinirostrius Imaizumi 1938 [synonym], Cricoidoscelosus aethus Taylor et al. 1999 [synonym]
Invalid names: Cricoidoscelosus Taylor et al. 1999 [synonym]
Invalid names: Cricoidoscelosidae Taylor et al. 1999 [synonym]
Superfm. Parastacoidea Huxley 1879
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Fm. Parastacidae Huxley 1879
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G. Aenigmastacus Schweitzer et al. 2010
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Aenigmastacus crandalli Feldmann et al. 2011
G. Astacopsis Huxley 1879
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G. †Austrolestidion Tillyard 1916
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Austrolestidion duaringae Tillyard 1916
G. †Lammuastacus Aguirre-Urreta 1992
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Lammuastacus longirostris Aguirre-Urreta 1992
G. †Palaeoechinastacus Martin 2008
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G. Paranephrops White 1842
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Paranephrops fordycei Feldmann 1994
Superfm. †Protastacoidea Karasawa et al. 2013
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Fm. †Protastacidae Albrecht 1983
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Protastacidae antiquus Harbort 1905
G. †Protastacus Albrecht 1983
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Protastacus antiquus Harbort 1905
Protastacus politus Schlüter 1868
Unr. Homarida Scholtz and Richter 1995
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Superfm. †Enoplometopoidea Saint Laurent 1988
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Fm. †Enoplometopidae Saint Laurent 1988
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G. Enoplometopus Milne-Edwards 1862
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Fm. †Uncinidae Berulen 1930
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G. †Malmuncina Schweigert and Garassino 2003
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Malmuncina wulfi Schweigert and Garassino 2003
G. †Uncina Quenstedt 1851
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Uncina alpina Schweigert 2003
Uncina ollerenshawi Feldmann and Copeland 1988
Uncina pacifica Schweigert 2003
Uncina posidoniae Quenstedt 1851
Superfm. Nephropoidea Dana 1852 [lobster]
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G. †Boschettocheles Beschin et al. 2013
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Boschettocheles magnum Beschin et al. 2013
Fm. Nephropidae Dana 1852 [clawed lobster]
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G. Acanthacaris Bate 1988
G. †Cardirhynchus Schluter 1862
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Cardirhynchus spinosus Schluter 1862
G. Dinochelus Ahyong et al. 2010
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Dinochelus radwanskii Fraaije et al. 2018
Dinochelus steeplensis Tshudy and Saward 2012
G. †Eoacanthacaris Beschin et al. 2016
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Eoacanthacaris tethysianus Beschin et al. 2016
G. Eunephrops Smith 1885
G. Homarinus Kornfield et al. 1995
G. Homarus Weber 1795
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Homarus americanus Milne Edwards 1837
Homarus brittonestris Stenzel 1945
Homarus davisi Stenzel 1945
Homarus fami Garassino et al. 2021
Homarus gammarus Linnaeus 1758
Homarus hakelensis Fraas 1878
Homarus lehmanni Haas 1889
Homarus mickelsoni Bishop 1985
Homarus morrisi Quayle 1987
Homarus neptunianus Polkowsky 2004
Homarus percyi Van Beneden 1872
Homarus travisensis Stenzel 1945
Homarus vulgaris Milne Edwards 1837
G. †Hoploparia M'Coy 1849
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Hoploparia albertaensis Tshudy 2005
Hoploparia alpinus Van Straelen 1936
Hoploparia anomala Rathbun 1935
Hoploparia antarctica Wilckens 1907
Hoploparia arbei Aguire-Urreta 1989
Hoploparia aspera Harbort 1905
Hoploparia bearpawensis Feldmann et al. 1977
Hoploparia belli M'Coy 1849
Hoploparia benedeni Pelseneer 1886
Hoploparia bennetti Woodward 1900
Hoploparia beyrichi Schluter 1862
Hoploparia biserialis Fritsch and Kafka 1887
Hoploparia blossomana Rathbun 1935
Hoploparia bretoni Feldmann and Schweitzer 2021
Hoploparia buntingi Feldmann and Holland, Jr. 1971
Hoploparia calcarifera Schluter 1879
Hoploparia catalunica Garassino et al. 2009
Hoploparia collignoni Van Stralen 1949
Hoploparia columbiana Beurlen 1938
Hoploparia corneti Van Straelen 1921
Hoploparia dentata Roemer 1841
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Invalid names: Hoploparia prismatica M'Coy 1849 [synonym], Palaeno roemeri Robineau-Desvoidy 1849 [synonym]
Hoploparia dentonensis Rathbun 1935
Hoploparia edwardsi Robineae-Desvoidy 1849
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Invalid names: Homarus blainvillei Robineau-Desvoidy 1849 [synonym], Homarus boscii Robineau-Desvoidy 1849 [synonym], Homarus cottaldi Robineau-Desvoidy 1849 [synonym], Homarus cuvieri Robineau-Desvoidy 1849 [synonym], Homarus desmarestii Robineau-Desvoidy 1849 [synonym], Homarus dorbignyi Robineau-Desvoidy 1849 [synonym], Homarus fabricii Robineau-Desvoidy 1849 [synonym], Homarus guerini Robineau-Desvoidy 1849 [synonym], Homarus herbsti Robineau-Desvoidy 1849 [synonym], Homarus lamarckii Robineau-Desvoidy 1849 [synonym], Homarus latreillei Robineau-Desvoidy 1849 [synonym], Homarus linnei Robineau-Desvoidy 1849 [synonym], Homarus lucasii Robineau-Desvoidy 1849 [synonym], Homarus michelinii Robineau-Desvoidy 1849 [synonym], Homarus sowerbyi Robineau-Desvoidy 1849 [synonym], Hoploparia neocomiensis Tribolet 1875 [synonym]
Hoploparia eocenica Lorenthey 1929
Hoploparia falcifer Fritsch and Kafka 1887
Hoploparia fraasi Böhm 1891
Hoploparia gabbi Pilsbry 1901
Hoploparia gadzicki Feldmann and Crame 1998
Hoploparia gammaroides M'Coy 1849
Hoploparia georgeana Rathbun 1935
Hoploparia gladiator Pilsbry 1901
Hoploparia hemprichi Merin 1941
Hoploparia horrida Schweitzer et al. 2003
Hoploparia intermedia Secretan 1964
Hoploparia johnsoni Rathbun 1935
Hoploparia kamimurai Kato and Karasawa 2006
Hoploparia kamuy Karasawa and Hayakawa 2000
Hoploparia klebsi Noetling 1885
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Invalid names: Hoploparia knetschii Zimmerman 1944 [synonym]
Hoploparia lehmanni Haas 1889
Hoploparia longimana Sowerby 1826
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Invalid names: Hoploparia granulosa Bell 1863 [synonym], Hoploparia punctulata Bell 1863 [synonym], Hoploparia sulcirostris Bell 1863 [synonym]
Hoploparia mcnairyensis Rathbun 1926
Hoploparia mesembria Etheridge Jr 1917
Hoploparia minima Tribolet 1876
Hoploparia miyamotoi Karasawa 1998
Hoploparia muncki Pelseneer 1886
Hoploparia nasilowensis Fraaije et al. 2018
Hoploparia natsumiae Karasawa et al. 2008
Hoploparia pelseneeri van Straelen 1936
Hoploparia percyi Beneden 1872
Hoploparia pusilla Secretan 1964
Hoploparia riddlensis Feldmann 1974
Hoploparia saxbyi McCoy 1849
Hoploparia schluteri Tribolet 1876
Hoploparia sculpta Secretan 1964
Hoploparia senonensis Forir 1887
Hoploparia shastensis Rathbun 1929
Hoploparia stokesi Weller 1903
Hoploparia suecica Schluter 1879
Hoploparia sulcicauda Schluter 1879
Hoploparia tarrantensis Rathbun 1935
Hoploparia tennesseensis Rathbun and Wade 1926
Hoploparia triboleti Borrisiak 1904
Hoploparia trigeri van Straelen 1936
Hoploparia tshudyi Schweitzer and Feldmann 2001
Hoploparia uzbekensis Feldmann et al. 2007
Hoploparia victoriae Quayle 1987
Hoploparia wardi Quayle 1987
Invalid names: Palaeno Robineau-Desvoidy 1849 [synonym]
G. †Jagtia Tshudy and Sorhannus 2000
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Jagtia kunradensis Tshudy and Sorhannus 2000
G. †Metahomarus Franţescu 2013
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Metahomarus reidi Franţescu 2013
G. Metanephrops Jenkins 1972
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Metanephrops andamanicus Wood-Mason 1892
Metanephrops boschmai Holthuis 1964
Metanephrops elongatus Hu and Tao 2000
Metanephrops japonicus Tapparone Canefri 1873
Metanephrops jenkinsi Feldmann 1989
Metanephrops motunauensis Jenkins 1972
Metanephrops rossensis Feldmann et al. 1993
Metanephrops rubellus Moreira 1903
Metanephrops thomsoni Spencer Bate 1888
Metanephrops velutinus Chan and Yu 1991
Invalid names: Wongastacia Hu 1984 [synonym]
G. Nephropides Manning 1969
G. Nephrops Leach 1814
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Nephrops aequus Rathbun 1920
Nephrops americanus Rathbun 1935
Nephrops costatus Rathbun 1918
Nephrops geoffroyi Robineae-Desvoidy 1849
Nephrops kvistgaardae Fraaije et al. 2005
Nephrops maoensis Rathbun 1920
Nephrops naoensis Rathbun 1920
Nephrops norvegicus Linnaeus 1758 [Norway lobster]
Nephrops reedi Carter 1898
G. Nephropsis Wood-Mason 1873
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Nephropsis acanthura Maccpherson 1990
Nephropsis holthuisi Macpherson 1993
Nephropsis macphersoin Watabe and Iizuka 1999
Nephropsis midwayensis Rathbun 1935
Nephropsis serrata Macpherson 1993
Nephropsis stewarti Wood Mason 1873
Nephropsis suhmi Bate 1888
G. †Oncopareia Bosquet 1854
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Oncopareia bredai Bosquet 1854
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Invalid names: Enoploclytia paucispina Schlüter 1868 [synonym], Homarus bosqueti Pelseneer 1886 [objective synonym], Nymphaeops coesfeldiensis Schlüter 1862 [synonym]
Oncopareia esocina Fritsch and Kafka 1887
Oncopareia klintebjergensis Jakobsen and Collins 1979
Oncopareia lunata Fritsch and Kafka 1887
Oncopareia numcki Pelseneer 1886
Invalid names: Ischnodactylus Pelseneer 1886 [synonym], Nymphaeops Schlüter 1862 [synonym], Stenocheles Fritsch and Kafka 1887 [synonym]
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Palaeohomarus collignoni Van Stralen 1949
Palaeohomarus pacifica Aguirre-Urreta 2012
G. †Palaeonephrops Mertin 1941
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Palaeonephrops browni Whitfield 1907
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Invalid names: Palaeastacus ornata Whiteaves 1887 [replaced]
Palaeonephrops westoni Woodward 1900
G. †Paraclythia Fritsch and Kafka 1887
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Paraclythia cernavoda Frantescu et al. 2018
Paraclythia nephropica Fritsch and Kafka 1887
Paraclythia nephropiformis Schluter 1879
Paraclythia valashensis McCobb and Hairapetian 2009
G. †Pseudohomarus Van Hoepen 1962
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Pseudohomarus umsinensis Van Hoepen 1962
G. Thaumastocheles Wood-Mason 1874
G. Thaumastochelopsis Bruce 1988
G. Thymopides Burukovsky and Averin 1977
G. Thymops Holthuis 1974
G. Thymopsis Holthuis 1974
Invalid names: Homaridae Huxley 1879 [synonym], Nephropinae Dana 1852 [empty], Thaumastochelidae Bate 1888 [synonym]
Superfm. †Stenochiroidea Beurlen 1928
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Fm. †Stenochiridae Beurlen 1928
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G. †Chilenophoberus Chong and Forster 1976
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Chilenophoberus atacamensis Chong and Forster 1976
G. †Gracilimanus Feldmann and Schweitzer 2014
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Gracilimanus obscurus Feldmann and Schweitzer 2014
G. †Gypsonicus Schweitzer and Feldmann 2014
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Gypsonicus wyomingensis Schweitzer and Feldmann 2014
G. †Palaeophoberus Glaessner 1932
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Palaeophoberus portlandicus Roger and de Lapparent 1945
Palaeophoberus suevicus Quenstedt 1867
G. †Pseudastacus Oppel 1861
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Pseudastacus minor Fraas 1878
Pseudastacus mucronatus Phillips 1836
Pseudastacus pusillus Van Straelen 1924
Pseudastacus pustulosus Munster 1839
Invalid names: Alvis Munster 1840 [synonym]
G. †Stenochirus Oppel 1861
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Stenochirus angustus Munster 1839
Stenochirus mayeri Oppel 1862
Stenochirus vahldieki Schweigert et al. 2006
G. †Tillocheles Woods 1957
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Tillocheles kaoriae Yokoi and Karasawa 2000
Tillocheles shannonae Woods 1957
Invalid names: Chilenophoberidae Tshudy and Babcock 1997 [synonym]
Invalid names: Hoploparia macrodactyla Schlüter 1868 [nomen dubium], Nymphaeops belgicus Forir 1887 [nomen dubium], Nymphaeops sendenhorstensis Schlüter 1862 [nomen dubium], Stenocheles parvulus Fritsch and Kafka 1887 [nomen dubium]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available